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Hyundai intros 28mpg full-size diesel i800 VAN in Europe
www.autobloggreen.com ^ | 05/12/2008 | Source: Hyundai PR

Posted on 05/12/2008 12:32:12 PM PDT by Red Badger

While Hyundai offers a front wheel drive minivan in the U.S. market called the Entourage, it's only available with the Korean manufacturer's 3.8L gas V-6. It gets an EPA overall rating of 18mpg, which is competitive in its segment here in North America but no great shakes overall. Overseas, Hyundai has just released a new eight-seat rear wheel drive full-sized van called the i800. The i800 gets motivation from a 2.5L four cylinder diesel engine with common rail injection. The diesel generates 170hp and 289lb-ft of torque which won't get any enthusiasts excited in this application (what enthusiast would get excited about a van like this, anyway?) but should be more than adequate for the purpose. This could make a great car pool vehicle especially if you translate the 28mpg it achieves into a per person basis with eight passengers aboard. Hyundai is known to be developing a diesel V-6 for the US market but so far there is no indication that the four cylinder will come here. Details after the jump.

PRESS RELEASE

Hyundai goes one better - a people carrier with room for eight

* All new eight-seater with space for luggage too * New 170PS, 2.5-litre turbodiesel and rear-wheel-drive * On sale 20th June priced at £19,495

Big families, small businesses and anyone with lots of friends can rejoice – at last there is a classy way to carry eight people and luggage in a car that costs less than £20,000.

Unlike most MPVs, which only have room for seven people, the i800 can comfortably accommodate eight. In addition the big Hyundai will still have room for all their luggage. In fact the i800 has 851 litres of space in the boot even when loaded with passengers; that's twice as much as some estate cars!

The Hyundai i800 features a pair seats in front and two benches behind, each accommodating three adults in comfort with uncompromised head and legroom.

Both rear benches feature a 60:40 split-fold and recline while the centre row also slides forwards or backwards to tailor space as required. All of the rear seats are accessed by pair of sliding doors, making access easy wherever the i800 is parked.

Once inside, the ambience is far more car-like than other 'minibus' style rivals, with two-tone interior trim, privacy glass, a six-speaker audio system and ducted air conditioning throughout. Individually-controllable overhead vents in the rear make sure all of the occupants can keep their cool.

It's not just the luxury inside that makes the i800 comfortable. Rather than using the same chassis as a commercial vehicle, the stylish new people carrier has a purpose-made coil sprung rear suspension system with five locating links to ensure optimum ride quality and manoeuvrability. Alloy wheels are also standard.

Bringing power to the people carrier is a new 2.5-litre four-cylinder CRDi diesel engine, which is intercooled and features a variable-geometry turbo. Peak power output is 170PS with a massive 392Nm of torque; enough to ensure that the i800 never feels sluggish even with a full load. Balancer shafts also mean that the engine remains smooth and refined at all times.

Despite the impressive performance, this engine is also capable of remarkable economy with a combined figure of 33.2 mpg. Thanks to a 75 litre tank, it means the i800 driver could go more than 560 miles between fill ups.

When carrying passengers, safety will always be a prime concern. With this in mind the i800's sure-footed rear-wheel-drive handling is backed up by ESP and traction control systems plus dual airbags. In addition, all occupants have three-point seatbelts on offer.

While some drivers might initially feel intimidated by the i800's size – it measures 5,125 mm long, 1,920 wide and 1,925 tall – it is actually surprisingly easy to thread into tight spots thanks to a turning circle of just 5.61m. In addition, electronic reversing sensors are standard.

The i800 will go on sale on 20th June costing £19,495. It will be joined later in the year by a lower power, lower specification version at an even more competitive price.

As with all Hyundai cars, the i800 will be covered by a five year, manufacturer backed, unlimited mileage warranty.

Tony Whitehorn, managing director of Hyundai UK said: "anyone wanting to carry eight people in car-like comfort currently has to take two cars – or spend a lot more than £20,000. We think the i800 will prove massively popular with families and businesses who need to move people in style."

[Source: Hyundai]


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: auto; automakers; diesel; energy; mpg; suv
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Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....

If you want ON or OFF the DIESEL ”KnOcK” LIST just FReepmail me.....

This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days.....

WHY DO THE EURO-WEEINIES GET ALL THE GOODIES FIRST?......

1 posted on 05/12/2008 12:32:13 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: sully777; vigl; Cagey; Abathar; A. Patriot; B Knotts; getsoutalive; muleskinner; sausageseller; ...

Hyundai 28mpg Van KnOcK!!!.....


2 posted on 05/12/2008 12:32:58 PM PDT by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: Red Badger

We had a 4-cylinder van once. Didn’t last too long.


3 posted on 05/12/2008 12:34:57 PM PDT by jwalburg (There she is again)
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To: Red Badger

“WHY DO THE EURO-WEEINIES GET ALL THE GOODIES FIRST?......”

Just remember, there is no conspiracy to keep us dependent on gasoline burning vehicles. There is no manipulation of the market to keep us dependent on inefficient cars.

None.


4 posted on 05/12/2008 12:35:28 PM PDT by brownsfan (Algore makes P.T. Barnum look like a piker.)
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To: Red Badger

bttt


5 posted on 05/12/2008 12:35:45 PM PDT by kcm.org
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To: Tamar1973
BYJ and Rain first to order with custom water beds and shag carpeting.
6 posted on 05/12/2008 12:38:52 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks (In small-town Pennsylvania, bitter ignorant anti-immigrant rednecks cling to guns & religion...BO)
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To: brownsfan
Just remember, there is no conspiracy to keep us dependent on gasoline burning vehicles. There is no manipulation of the market to keep us dependent on inefficient cars.

If there's a conspiracy, it's a conspiracy of consumers worried about image over efficiency.

7 posted on 05/12/2008 12:45:28 PM PDT by mc6809e
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To: Red Badger

Full size? It appears to have less interior space than our family Toyota Sienna minivan, which gets 27mpg highway with a peppy V-6.


8 posted on 05/12/2008 12:50:31 PM PDT by SampleMan (We are a free and industrious people, socialist nannies do not become us.)
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To: brownsfan
Just remember, there is no conspiracy to keep us dependent on gasoline burning vehicles. There is no manipulation of the market to keep us dependent on inefficient cars. None.

So go by a Yaris, or is the tinfoil in your way?

9 posted on 05/12/2008 12:51:34 PM PDT by SampleMan (We are a free and industrious people, socialist nannies do not become us.)
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To: Red Badger

I am under the impression that diesel fuel supplies are not sufficient to allow consumers in the United States to switch over to diesel in a big way. This apparently has something to do with refinery issues. In other words, Europe gets widescale passenger diesel, but the US cannot. Is this true?


10 posted on 05/12/2008 12:53:25 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: SampleMan

Koreans are smaller......


11 posted on 05/12/2008 12:53:35 PM PDT by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

You’re just jealous! LOL!


12 posted on 05/12/2008 12:57:11 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Catch the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon film at a time!)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Partially yes and no. Presently we are EXPORTING BIODIESEL TO EUROPE because there is not enough demand here. People still have a bad taste in their mouths from the GM diesel disaster of the 1980’s and are wary of anything diesel. Only the truly educated in matters diesel can see beyond the pump prices that diesel is a better way to go. Sales will be slow here at first. But diesel can be made from coal and bio resources without sacrificing food as ethanol does..........


13 posted on 05/12/2008 12:57:49 PM PDT by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: Red Badger
Koreans are smaller......

Europeans are, too! LOL!

14 posted on 05/12/2008 12:57:57 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Catch the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon film at a time!)
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To: RegulatorCountry
I am under the impression that diesel fuel supplies are not sufficient to allow consumers in the United States to switch over to diesel in a big way.

Some do say that.

Should American Vehicles go Diesel Just When the World is Running Short of it?

15 posted on 05/12/2008 1:11:01 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: Red Badger

when am I gonna be able to get a high mpg pick up?...if Hyundai can build a 28mpg van; then why not a 28mpg mid sized truck?


16 posted on 05/12/2008 1:11:29 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: Red Badger
Presently we are EXPORTING BIODIESEL TO EUROPE...

Are we in turn importing gasoline from Europe? I've read so, but...you know.

17 posted on 05/12/2008 1:12:05 PM PDT by decimon
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To: RegulatorCountry
Oops, somebody over at Car & Driver changed the link:

Csaba Csere's Steering Column

18 posted on 05/12/2008 1:17:50 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: STONEWALLS

...and one more thing....truck sales to consumers are going to suck until mpg improves...right now I’m driving a F-250 with 140,000 miles on it...I’d like a new truck but I’m not a farmer, contractor, landscaper, electrician ect.....so I can’t take a new truck and fuel off my taxes as a business expense...that’s one less truck sale for Detroit.


19 posted on 05/12/2008 1:20:03 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: decimon

See post #18. The figure claimed is one out of every eight gallons of gasoline used in the US is imported from Europe.


20 posted on 05/12/2008 1:20:54 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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